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the shizzle => bouldering => Topic started by: Jim on March 07, 2005, 10:17:11 am
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note from bubba:
part I is here :: http://ukbouldering.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=631
part II is here :: http://ukbouldering.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=48980
to kick off part 3 here's irish si showing the way on Sole Power at Froggatt
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole1.jpg)(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole2.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole3.jpg)(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole4.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole5.jpg)
On Victors Ledge, although I'm not sure which one is Victor :lol:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/victors%20ledge.jpg)
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First shot is class, nice one J-stah.
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he's only got one mad rock on...
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he's only got one mad rock on...great shots jimmy hat
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What's soul power?
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Sole Power, Jerry Moffatt E5 6c, basically the direct arete of Chequer's Buttress at Froggatt, so named because of Jerry's new footwear (not Mad Rocks) worn on the ascent. Not sure what it gets as a highball instead of a route.
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According to the new peak bible, it gets 7c.
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Shot # 1 is quality...
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OMG cheating - thats the V1 sequence
Fiendy, Fiendywiendyfiendy. you really know how to destroy someone's self esteem. there i was thinking i'd finally broken out of the bonds of V2 5c. do you even know what problem it is?
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Is it not Chink in the Armour old bean? V3 staying slightly left .
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of course fiend knows, he'll draw you the sequence for a dwarf on a little scrap of paper...
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Shot # 1 is quality...
its good isn't it, displays the standard 1 point of contact rather well I think
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of course fiend knows, he'll draw you the sequence for a dwarf on a little scrap of paper...
I could do if I remembered but it was a year ago I did it. At any rate that sequence wouldn't including cheating use of the arete of the crack...
Top quality problem BTW.
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Heres a few from our evening training wall (also known as Crumbly). Good and steep.....
Me on Sushi Train.........
[web]http://www.0friction.com/image.php?image_id=11380[/web]
Agent Smith looking mean on Genesis
[web]http://www.0friction.com/image.php?image_id=11381[/web]
And an older one of this guy Brendon not quite getting Anorexic
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/012/P1090137.jpg[/web]
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Looks amazing. If only we had roofs like that in the uk. That last one is a fantastic shot. :8)
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Its a good V5. And its the warm up!. Everything else is V8-V13. Its a pretty cool place tho.Super hard sandstone and the actual crag is about 50-60ft high but it overhangs so much you can still climb in the pouring rain and it never seeps. :D
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What, it actually rains in Oz?
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R-man wrote "If only we had roofs like that in the uk"
Dragged myself to Frodsham at the weekend, can anything beat Hoop-La buttress :?: :!:
Hadn't been in about a year and can't figure out why! Going back on Sunday :clap:
May have some photo's to put up as I don't think there are any of Frodsham in the gallery at present.....
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i dream of places like that.
not the grit arete of justice higher up.
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Frodsham's not acually that good. I'll have to have a dig through my photo's and have a look
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Some from the back catalogue for ya (no good frodsham photo's as of yet)
Flyfishing at Stanton Moor
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/jrstanton.jpg)
The Enigma on that arete problem at Gardoms North
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/tetlergardoms.jpg)
The Branbizzle on the low lip traverse on the remergance block (dexy's pysch not included in photo)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/bransbylip.jpg)
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What, it actually rains in Oz?
Sometimes Bubba, sometimes. A bit of rain is actually quite nice- Makes me think of England :wink:
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And aleviates (SP?) the constant 40'c heat....
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(http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Charcuterie%20-%20Bas%20Cuvier.jpg)
(http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Le%20Toit%20-%20Cul%20De%20Chien.jpg)
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bollocks
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post the link, not the actual picture. We can go and have a look ourselves.
something like This (http://font-bouldering.20m.com/photos.html)
Nice pics in there from cortomaltese and l'abbatoir by the way.
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theyve started working or at least for me, how is that possible?
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(http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Le%20Toit%20-%20Cul%20De%20Chien.jpg)
I'd never thought I'd ever see anyone on this problem. it looks utterly unpleasent
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theyve started working or at least for me, how is that possible?
Because your browser will have cached them from when you looked at them on the actual site.
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nah its excellent, really worth it. Funnily enough i find it much easier than le toit, possibly because on that one if you fall you tend to drop feet 1st and i had a nasty land on back miss mat thing going on, on le toit.
Some thing at 95.2 (http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=10786)
Goldsborough Carr (http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=15212)
Charcuterie (http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Charcuterie%20-%20Bas%20Cuvier.jpg)
Problem Right of Le Toit (http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Le%20Toit%20-%20Cul%20De%20Chien.jpg)
Big Golden (http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Big%20Golden%20-%20Cuvier%20Remparts.jpg)
sorry if none of this works....some of the photos are from 4 years or so ago as well, scanned in.
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(http://font-bouldering.20m.com/Le%20Toit%20-%20Cul%20De%20Chien.jpg)
I'd never thought I'd ever see anyone on this problem. it looks utterly unpleasent
pulled on that onced - reached out to the lip to a hold that felt like a stanley knife blade, then i bailed. Good descision me thinks.
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If the Boyos and crew are back from Font howsabout some Snowy Font piccies getting posted, or were folk too busy pulling down to get any decent photos?
Here's a couple to get the ball rolling:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10102/normal_SnowySunset.JPG)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10102/normal_FluideMagnetique.JPG)
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Irish bouldering meet 2005
the main man Dave Flanagan at Glenmacnass
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0050edit.jpg)
Cofe at Glendo
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_Resize%20of%202005_0314Image0007edit.jpg)
Oddy on Superstars of BMX
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0033edit.jpg)
Kim on Nu Rails
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/Resize%20of%202005_0314Image0041edit.jpg)
Gav on Nu Rails
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0314Image0037edit.jpg)
Sloper pissed
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0314Image0046edit.jpg)
Pete on the amazing Solidarity
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0048%20edit.jpg)
Harvey on Andy's Arete
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0020edit.jpg)
Gina on Andy's arete
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0022edit.jpg)
Michael on Andy's
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0023edit.jpg)
Oddy on Andy's
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0024edit.jpg)
Pete on Superstars of BMX
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0030edit.jpg)
Harvey on Original Route
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0006edit.jpg)
Kim on the Fin ss
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0314Image0008edit.jpg)
Kim on St Kevins slab
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0014edit.jpg)
Lemon boy
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0018edit.jpg)
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Will post up some font pics soon. Didn't get the camera out much but have a few ok shots.
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LOL, see that sloper got some hard cranking done...
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(http://www.awesomewalls.co.uk/simon.html)
Not sure if this will work.... (if it doesn't I'll just post it as a link)
Not even sure if it qualifies.... :roll:
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Hey, that's pretty good.
Frodsham? What problem?
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Not bad is it!
To my shame, I don't know the name of the problem (if it has one) but will do some research today and find out!
Glad it worked (well sort of!) :D
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Please don't link to whole web-pages unless absolutely necessary - it looks horrible - just link to the .swf file using the [flash][/flash] bbcode.
[flash width=300 height=400]http://www.awesomewalls.co.uk/simon.swf[/flash]
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:oops: :oops:
Sorry Bubba, just a bit useless at all this stuff...
Thanks for sorting it out!
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WOW :shock:
when that guy climbs he moves his hands in tandem.
anyone up for frodsham/pex/brownstones weekday evnin club once the clocks change pm me. im keen
monday afternnon club is just a dream for us workin types.
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Here you go Uptown, a bunch of pics from last weeks fonting:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAsnowqueen.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAsunset.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAtomeclip.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAyaniro.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAdalle.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAdenseprow.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAicicle.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAkimeclip.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAsitbull.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAbarb1.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAbarb2.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAbarb3.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAclind.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/AAcul.jpg)
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that giantpockety boulderis awesome!! where is it??
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(http://www.annotabloc.org/photos_blocs/i-571-1.jpg)
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that giantpockety boulderis awesome!! where is it??
elephant , "dalle a poly"
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dylan that is pretty rare!
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the main man Dave Flanagan at Glenmacnass
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_2005_0314Image0050edit.jpg)
That is a very rare photograph - you should keep hold of that - it might be worth a lot of money in the future.
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a couple of shots from Tuesday:
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/bouldering/colins/jeff2.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/bouldering/colins/fred.jpg)
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causeway slags
(http://beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/boggcauseway01.jpg)
Js & Gs assis
(http://beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpjocks05.jpg)
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forgot to put your teeth in??
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(http://beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/boggcauseway01.jpg)
Whats that guy in the wifebeater in the background up to?????
Dealing out a spanking?
Reckon that should be in the upthearse thread.....
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Whats that guy in the wifebeater in the background up to?????
don't let her hear you say that.
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why? they can have a catfight, nail's everywhere :tom:
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Some more quarried qrankin...
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Fingers.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Red%20Wall.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Slaptasm.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Twist.jpg)
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Nice Shots, but fuck me those places look grim.
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Gritty realism, that's what it's all about. There are too many special effects at most crags these days. I see rounded edges and it just makes me think bloody CGI. :lol:
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Thought this was quite good from last weekend after a bit of editing:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10207/normal_The%20Bridey%20Arete.JPG)
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Like the face in the rock.
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can't see it, clearly not as imaginative as you
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Thanks for the tip I'll have a play and see if I can make the climbers stand out, it probably doesn't help that we have grey and black clothes on, obviously punters.
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Like the face in the rock.
Aye, nostril and nose.
For black and white, clothes have got to be bright.
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a few shots from the last few weekends:
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/bouldering/colins/kev.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/predator.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/painfulbirth.jpg)
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what are those shoes :shock:
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what are those shoes :shock:
they be these:
(http://www.madrockclimbing.com/assets/images/shark05big.jpg)
which currently retail in HK for about 25 quid a pair! (and they perform pretty damn well too
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(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/painfulbirth.jpg)
just added a video of this one here:
http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/gallery/videos/pain.htm
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fixed the link so the video actually works now :oops:
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a few shots from the last few weekends:
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/predator.jpg)
http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/gallery/videos/pred.htm
video of this one too
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Is that problem called Widow's Peak?
And what's the name of the boulder problem? :D
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Cofe on Sole Power
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0417Image0037resize.jpg)
Bogg on Leggit
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0417Image0042resize.jpg)
Bogg Jetpack
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0417Image0056resize.jpg)
Fi Leggit
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0417Image0050resize.jpg)
Cofe Sole Power
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0417Image0033resize.jpg)
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What / where / how hard is Leggit? Looks good and I've not got my guide with me!
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leggit is the 6a crack left of sunset slabat frogart. font6b+ or summert?
like the jetpack shot scouse.
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I second. Looks like a punters west side.
It might of course be harder, and my unfair judgement is obviously sexist in origin. Any girls done West Side? don't say natalie wood...
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Any Cofes done Soul Power?
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neither. not yet anyway....
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that jenny woodward chick done wss innit. plus that strong lass in the black prana.
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Any of youz get anywhere on Pigheart Boy (I can see chalk the first hold)?
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Pigheart boy is amazing!
Schirrrmackackacker has done WSS too.
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scouse d on pig heart boy:-
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/dnpigheartboy.jpg)
more of soul power...
scouse d :
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/dnsolepowersc.jpg)
kim a bit further:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/kimsolepowersc2%20copy.jpg)
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is pig heart boy just to the left of leggit?
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It is
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leggit is the 6a crack left of sunset slabat frogart. font6b+ or summert?
like the jetpack shot scouse.
Word cofe dogg. I just point and shoot yo.
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Aughrish Head, Sligo, Ireland.
(http://theshortspan.com/photo/aughris8.jpg)
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is pigheart boy at froggat as well as leggit? whats the numbers and where is it?
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(http://theshortspan.com/photo/aughris8.jpg)[/quote]
:8) Looks amazing. Was that from a jumping start, or from the back of the roof? How far back does the roof go?
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is pigheart boy at froggat as well as leggit? whats the numbers and where is it?
r u on drugs? look just above your question
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(http://theshortspan.com/photo/aughris8.jpg)
:8) Looks amazing. Was that from a jumping start, or from the back of the roof? How far back does the roof go?[/quote]
Jump start. There might be a line from the back but it had seepage. This is to the right
(http://www.theshortspan.com/photo/aughris7.jpg)
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Is it just me that noticed the cahv pants?
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/dnsolepowersc.jpg)
Sorry Scouse :lol:
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Reflective strips are all the rage in Netheredge.
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Is it just me that noticed the cahv pants?
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/dnsolepowersc.jpg)
Sorry Scouse :lol:
It sounds like he comes from the shell suit heartland.So its to be expected. :8)
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Widdop! Widd on up. Widdop! Widd on the scene. Widdop! Like a grit machine.
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10536/normal_rededgeleft.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10536/normal_pickpockets1.jpg)
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Some Roaches shit...I only got my camera out for one problem, this will become aparrant when looking at these photos
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_bareback3.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_bareback5.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_bareback4.jpg)
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i like the way he did the hrd bit and then downclimbed. very nice.
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Some from the last couple of weeks:
Some dirty quarry action, hanks wall, brownstones
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/hankswall.jpg)
Cliff Richard seen on pigswill at Brownstones
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/pigswill.jpg)
Uncle on some problem at trowbarrow
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/trowbarrow.jpg)
Some fly dude at the end of banana reverse
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/bananareverse.jpg)
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Some from the last couple of weeks:
Some dirty quarry action, hanks wall, brownstones
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/hankswall.jpg)
Is that one of clm's sequences? :wink:
Here's Pete Hurley with one he made earlier. You'll need an eggbox and an empty bottle of fairy liquid. What you do with the eggs and fairy liquid is up to you, but I'm not comng round for dinner:
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/petehanksweb.jpg)
Makes it much easier to reach that left hand crimp, and then do the next rockover. Any other way is much harder. Unless you were trying an eliminate or the sitdown start.
...Though what Mr Hurley is doing here I do not know (or even how he is holding on, or what with :shock: )...
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/petepigsweb.jpg)
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Might as well stick this one in here as well. Andi_e demonstrating his new technique - having decided that working things ground up is far too easy, he's resorted to working them from the top down. Here, he's at the crux, a dynamic step-down to a small ledge... Keep tight, dude. TIIIIIGHT!
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/splice.jpg)
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A few from some recent trips out.
A little sequence on Black Magic at Crumbly
The start - Undercut launch for a bad hold
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/025/P4251301.jpg[/web]
Cut loose
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/025/P4251303.jpg[/web]
Get the toe hooks in:-
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/025/stuart-black_magic.jpg[/web]
Toe hooks in & ready for the nasty drop-down
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/025/P4251305.jpg[/web]
Then fuck it up and fall like a baby into the waiting arms of your spotters!! :evil:
Pockets of Resistance at the Frontline (awesome problem - after turning the lip theres a nice 15ft or so of super-thin slab climbing)
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/025/P4241289.jpg[/web]
Short and sweet - Two move wonder, Stormtrooper at Sissy
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/024/P4211280.jpg[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/024/P4211282.jpg[/web]
K2 at Bonnet Bay
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/024/P4191213.jpg[/web]
The finish
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/024/P4191223.jpg[/web]
Setting up for the big throw on Lucky 7 at Bonnet Bay
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/024/P4191232.jpg[/web]
Going for it!
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/024/P4191234.jpg[/web]
I love this Country! :D
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i know you are not gonna believe me but that hanks wall sequence is whack.
the start is the easy bit and that move looks horrendous. youwould have to fully pull your boby weight over on that crimp. looks like a strong boys sequence.
the subsequent rock over is fine if you go from having your left foot on the super shiny hold. hard bit beign the trow higher up.
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i know you are not gonna believe me but that hanks wall sequence is whack.
Well, it worked for me, and that was over a year ago, back when the only other V7 I'd done was Trackside (exactly!). I was so surprised at how easy it was I repeated it just for shits and giggles.
the start is the easy bit and that move looks horrendous. youwould have to fully pull your boby weight over on that crimp. looks like a strong boys sequence.
Nah, using a left foot means it's easier to get the crimp. Then you put a right foot on the tiny edge JUST below the sidepull, rockover (crux) and stand up. No throwing required. Admittedly, if rockovers aint your thang, it probably aint for you, but I found that I just needed to keep rocking until I was fully on the foothold, udge into balance, reach the intermediate right hand crimp and just stand up for the top hold. Bob's your uncle. (He's definitely not mine).
Never did figure out Pigswill though.
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a couple of pictures taken at high rocks last weekend
(http://server2.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-hiroxpro.jpg)
(http://server3.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-Hrp.jpg)
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i step on with my left foot, right on nubbin and rock over using sidepull and dink. reach up to left crimp is then easyand static. rock on to good edge with right (your left foot edge) to get intermediate and then onto the poor edge with right again to rock up to two finger edge and victory. again bob being your mothers brother.
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Seriously, it's really easy to reach the left hand crimp using my method, cos your left shoulder (and left hand) is pushed upwards by the movement. The difference seems to be that with my way, the rockover is the crux, with yours it's the throw. But hey, it appears that either way, Bob is related to someone, so it's all gravy. :wink:
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(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/ahdont_pred1.jpg)
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Hanks Wall
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/hankswall.jpg)(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/petehanksweb.jpg)
Found this:
Rumour has it that Ron Kauk failed to flash it way back in '89 and now refers to it in reverential tones whenever prompted on the subject.
"Kicks ML right in the ass"
:8)
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A few from font.
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10350/normal_Font%20Jim%20Sabot%20Rainbow%20%28Large%29.JPG)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10350/normal_Font%20Rich%20Isatis%20limpwrist%20%28Large%29.JPG)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10350/normal_Font%20Rich%20Sabot%20jet%20set%20%28Large%29.JPG)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10350/normal_Font%20Rich%20Isatis%20Slopey%20Red%20%28Large%29.JPG)
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(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/ahdont_pred2.jpg)
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some guy
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/lovejoyarete01.jpg)
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A last ditch effort to escape the evil clutches of the stanage zombies sees pete attempting cemetry waits ground up...
(http://img111.echo.cx/img111/5849/cemetryzombies8yl.th.jpg) (http://img111.echo.cx/my.php?image=cemetryzombies8yl.jpg)
(click to enlarge)
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Shoot your quarry...
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/the%20square2%20edit.jpg)
-wilton 3-
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/queue.jpg)
-owler tor-
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/ant%20pouts.jpg)
-stronsey-
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/rockover%20edit.jpg)
-harcles hill-
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(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/kimsole01.jpg)
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Very nice. Love the tiny moon as well. Was it as dark as it looks when you were bouldering, or was there more light on the rock?
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no it was as dark as it looks!
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Nice shot. Sole Power?
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word.
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/queue.jpg)
Are they naked from the waist down :lol:
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One from the Birkby files. How not to do Captain Hooook.
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/capn2.jpg)
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they look like leggings...?
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hey r man.
That three heads pic is wicked.
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Cheers.
It seems to bring out the captioning urge in people as well. ;)
Some from t'other forum, though Bubbas is the best...
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/queue.jpg)
Is this a reenactment of that story "The Enormous Turnip"??
I wonder where this escalator goes
First soul train of the year
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bonjoy, did you claim it on that go? it looks suspiciously like you've just bounced back up from the pad, amid shout's of "i didn't weight it"?
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I didn't even get it that day, was trying it with bad foot beta.
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as in not on the rock :wink:
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Well spotted
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One from the Birkby files. How not to do Captain Hooook.
That looks wicked, where is it?
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Next boulder left of the Green trav at the Pantation
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this is the problem with photo's, they even make that look like a good problem. i wouldn't take a dump under it.
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I should bloody hope not. Anyway an insult from you is an endorsement of the highest order in my book.
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/dense2.gif)
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nice. that's exactly how i know whether somethings worthwhile as well, ask one of the lads what's good then you've no need to waste your time by going to it. that picture still amuses me
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(http://www.theshortspan.com/temp/temp1.jpg)
(http://www.theshortspan.com/temp/temp2.jpg)
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Cool pics!!! where is that?
someone has been to the yorkshire school of spotting!!!!
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Did you do that arete at Carrigshouk last night Flan?
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Cool pics!!! where is that?
someone has been to the yorkshire school of spotting!!!!
Both are in Glendasan the valley north of Glendalough in Wicklow.
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Did you do that arete at Carrigshouk last night Flan?
No was making progress on the LHS, next time maybe, the RHS is oretty hard you should go get it.
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Did you do that arete at Carrigshouk last night Flan?
No was making progress on the LHS, next time maybe, the RHS is oretty hard you should go get it.
Being a father of a two month old child means that I'm even more portly than normal.
Can't remember what rock feels like......
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(http://photos13.flickr.com/13849027_604e016c05.jpg)
The Mothership - not a single problem up it (yet...)
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:shock:
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:shock: :shock:
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:crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
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some jigfield sheezy:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/scouseTURBULENCE.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/patBLOODLINE.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/jordanWIDDOP.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/JFpebble.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/daveSHALLOW.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/daveGREENMAN.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/cecileNICOTINESTAIN.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/barsonWIDDOP.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/coefield3/boggBUTCHER.jpg)
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Hiked in and did Mitre Ridge and Squareface in the Cairngorms on the weekend. Blissful hot weather. On the approach this caught my eye;
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10169/normal_boulder.jpg)
The crackline beckoned me and I couldn't resist. You know it's a dumb thing to do; the 1 hr hike out and 1.5 hours on a mountain bike would be uncomfortable with a broken ankle, but you think "fuck it" and do it anyway. And this was just one of the boulders and probably untouched crags that litter the area.
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that looks sweet Chris
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which problem at porth ysgo is that dave?
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unmarked grave and ting, which is also the same finish as the thing that comes in along the shelf from the left.
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yeah looks like a tasty landing, nice shot though
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landings fine, looks worse there than it is.
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Some swiss pics...
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/451.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/450.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/452.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/453.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/454.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/455.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/456.jpg)
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Found these on a North German bouldering website:
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/1112435736_harz.jpg)
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/1116276480_helleberg-steinberg.jpg)
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/1112443614_helleberg-steinberg.jpg)
not bouldering, but just look at that route:
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/1110465335_ith-nord.jpg)
and this one looks a little tricky
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/5_selter.jpg)
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/7_helleberg-steinberg.jpg)
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/4_helleberg-steinberg.jpg)
(http://www.kletternimnorden.de/fotos/bilder/22_selter.jpg)
http://www.kletternimnorden.de/
Quite a but of that is in the Harz area. I wandered around that area for three days and couldn't work out where the bouldering was. Wish I'd found this website before, looks like there are some fantastic problems.
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some of it looks a bit like craig david.
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them photo's of swiss look good.
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Nice photos greg, where/what problem is the last shot (456.jpg)? looks amazing...
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Its a problem called Les Doigts Verts given Fnt7c+/8a, and its at the "Le Pilier" sector of Chironico, its reet good.
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not bouldering but an acceptable infringement of the rules i feel...
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/ski-base.jpg)
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that's got to smart.
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there was a video of loads of ski-base at kendal this year, cant rememeber what its called...
I hope he climbed that awesome looking ice line on the right to get there...
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check cheque czech dis out
(http://www.norope.com/images/PETROHRAD/Paradni_Hrana@@Jirka_Sika@@Andrew_Burgoon.jpg)
is it me or is that scouse?
(http://www.norope.com/images/PETROHRAD/Paradni_Hrana_@@Jirka_Sika@@Andrew_Burgoon.jpg)
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Scouse would never be seen climbing in socks. A kappa tracksuit, yes, but definitely not socks.
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i got a feeling he'd also never be seen climbing in Saltics.
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is it me or is that scouse?
I don't think it's either of you.
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that arete looks good dave - I don't recognise it...?
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is it me or is that scouse
Nah man. He's got a stupid tache.
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yeah you're right - he looks absolutley nothingb whatsever like you on the font video doing gargantoit. my mistake.
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apology accepted
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(http://www.planetfear.com/includes/images/photos/fullsize/736.jpg)
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Cheese-o-rama. That "special effect" must have taken all of 10 second to produce.
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Nah, it's real - some artist painted up a load of boulders in the desert....
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it's chad innit? the place not the guitarist from mansun.
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Ah, OK. That French "Artist" who does around paying poor African nations so that he can create ecological disasters in their country in the name of art.
Remember some old pics of Jerry Moffat there in an early OTE.
Wish it was a cheap photoshop job now.
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Ah, OK. That French "Artist" who does around paying poor African nations so that he can create ecological disasters in their country in the name of art.
Remember some old pics of Jerry Moffat there in an early OTE.
Wish it was a cheap photoshop job now.
To be fair, probably not ecological disasters - aesthetic maybe......
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it's chad innit? the place not the guitarist from mansun
not to be confused wi my crib either
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it's chad innit?
yup - my guess is that paint does nothing for the friction of rock....
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To be fair, probably not ecological disasters - aesthetic maybe......
Ok, aesthetic disasters then :D . Maybe disaster is a bit harsh, compared to Bhopal or Chernobyl, but would have an environmetal impact, plus it isn't a million miles from graffiti, and would look a bit crap when it starts to come off. Unless he plans on repainting every 3 years, or uses Ronseal.
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Is it not in the Sinai though? They've got a truck load of boulders there but if you want to paint rocks FFS you could do it a bit more subtley couldn't you?
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There's more than one set of painted deserty boulders...
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teh artist was Christo from memory and I think he's swiss
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and I think he's swiss
i assume the problem in the photo is 8c then...
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so no one is prepared to tell me where the arete is?
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Czech at a wild guess
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madchester crew tearin it up round higgar
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/higgar.jpg)
Char on Brads wall
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/brads.jpg)
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has his chin been stretched?
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Shoes by Andrea Boldrini
(http://destinationbloc.free.fr/files/julien_au_peak.jpg)
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Nice pic from http://moonclimbing.com of Steve Dunning on Midnight Lightning.
(https://www.moonclimbing.com/images/header/header_15_super.jpg)
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From Jason Kehl's site Cryptochild (http://www.cryptochild.com), which has been recently updated lots on new pics, after midnight
(http://www.cryptochild.com/files/Wafter.jpg)
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That boy's not right.
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cryptochild sounds like cryptorchid. which means you've got one or two testicles retained inside your belly and not in your nutsack.
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(http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos//546/54666.jpg)
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some of that guys photos are great aren't they. check out http://www.purcell-images.com/ for some more. smoe of the climbing looks well flava too.
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a few shots of a new project:
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/project2.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/chunghomkok/project3.jpg)
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a couple from the sandstone today
magnetic
(http://server3.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-magnetic.jpg)
and the infidel direct project
(http://server3.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-infidelproject.jpg)
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After working in glasgow for the last 6 weeks, I've been to Dumbarton a few times and failed miserably to do any of the classic problem due to either having just worked a 12 hour shift or had a horrendous hangover. I got some pictures of me failing to do some of these problems
Towards the end of Consolidation (couldn't do the start!)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/7b%2B%20traverse.jpg)
Trying to do the arete ss
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/arete.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/arete2.jpg)
Just before failing miserably to hang the next hold for the 1000th time on Slap Happy
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/slap%20happy.jpg)
Some nice local message from the neds
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/grafitti.jpg)
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:lol:
nice shots
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Nice one Jimbo, quality venue eh? Atmospheric at least.
P.S. Is that arete SS the start of Mestizo (sp!)?? I thought M itself was a great problem, one of the first boulder problems I did (a few years back), and thought "wow".
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maybe, not sure about names and tings. thinks its the one big malc does in stick it, kept meaning to watch it for some beyda but never got round to it. its fuckin hard. I only did the first move once and couldn't touch the one after although its piss after that. certainly somewhere you need a local around to show you some shit, good job mcloed and big malc where there on my first visit to point me at a few classics
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Some random shots from Agent Smiths recent uploads..........
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/031/P6031626.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/031/P6031628.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/031/P6041642.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/031/P6041655.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/031/P6051674.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/031/P6051710.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/030/P5311554.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/032/P6081757.JPG[/web]
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/028/P5141463.JPG[/web]
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Carnage - nice pics but in future can you use img tags instead of web tags plz?
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What's the name of the big arete at Fear Factor, name eludes me?
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Frankenstein?
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Looks like you've managed to escape Sissy crag then =)
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Looks like you've managed to escape Sissy crag then =)
Haha! But we'll be back there now the temperatures dropped!
But new places are always good and there's plenty of em. A guy I know reckons he's found this big roof (very similar in style to Hollow Mountain) thats untouched. Needs digging out a bit cos there's loads of crap underneath and to make a little more space. Gonna be a fair amount of work but well worth it. If we can be arsed........
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Sounds like a roughly equal blend of caving, bouldering, and landscape gardening. Hey, it's a new genre - you need new grades and all taking into account the relatively difficulty of the shovelling etc etc. Yeah and a particularly fashion wear for it....and stuff :P
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Few pics of a new problem at St Bees...
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/466.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/467.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/468.jpg)
Pic of "Tims Crack", also at St. Bees...
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/465.jpg)
Did (what I think is) the 3rd ascent of this yesterday.
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Where does the cave/roofy thing end? Looks ace. And what grades do they both get?
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Ends at an obvious jug at the back of the roof, its the top chalked hold in the last picture, you can't really go any where from there and its an obvious finishing point.
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On problems that finish on a hold like that do you have to match the last hold?
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Sounds like a truly magnificent line there greg :P
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greg that looks well weapon.
straight outta squampton:
piss in a piss chair:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpeasychair01.jpg)
a piss slab:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpslab01.jpg)
cheese grater:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpskingraft01.jpg)
wafer thin:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpwaferthin01.jpg)
da chief:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/chief01.jpg)
from the top of the chief. needless to say i walked up round the back:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/howesound01.jpg)
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some guy pulled one of his nails off on that slab :crazy:
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A few more. Sorry about the webtags Bubba!
Savage at the Villas
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/033/P6121762.JPG[/web]
Some huge dude on the warm-up
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/033/P6131771.JPG[/web]
Huge dude again on some V2
[web]http://www.mitchleblanc.com/gal-show.php?img=images/climbing/033/P6131787.JPG[/web]
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Is this only working because I've already loaded/cached mitch's pages?? If not, why not post them like this so we can see the damn photos??
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/033/P6131787.JPG)
P.S. Dave looks nice was the bouldering good and why did you go there out of interest?
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Huge dude has got a lovely physique - must be my long lost twin :lol:
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Nice pics Dave. You send the julie on a course or summat? Looks a bit like naughty place y to me.
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word - she ain't bad these days, i can point here some fly angles and it generally looks alright - as long as theres no horizontals in shot mind cos she's wack on holding the thing straight. lets face it though, with my body and an E9 shirt in shot you'd be hard pressed to take a bad photo.
luckily most of the landing arne't quite as bad an NCY.
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Interesting how the digi handled the dapped shade so well. Would be a nightmare with slide film....
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i can show you some shots from there where it DIDN'T handle the dappled light well though....
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Have you bulked up using them weights you got from Argos or are you wearing a tight T-shirt?
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If not, why not post them like this so we can see the damn photos?
Because I'm fucking inept when it comes to this shit! :lol: Someone pm me how to do it and I will!
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Because I'm fucking inept when it comes to this shit! Someone pm me how to do it and I will!
Right click on the photo in question. Select properties. Copy the image url. Click the image icon in the message box toolbar and paste the url. bish bash bosh, bob's a close relation:
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/033/P6121762.JPG)
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Cheers. Nevermore will I taint this thread with webtagged shots.
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Much as I loved the probs at the Villas, especially Savage, which I thought well deserved its V8 grade BTW, what's with the Ozy tradition of leaving scanky old mattresses to rot under the crag?! I remember the rotten white one from 2003, but I think the green flowery number is a new addition.
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I dunno really. Maybe back in the day there was a lack of decent pads and I expect the cost was pretty bad so less people had them. Its a shame tho as there's few of the manky buggers dotted around.
The problem comes in getting rid of them, they get wet and rotten and a bastard to move. And god knows whats living in/under them! :shock:
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is this really some kinda mohico-skullet hybrid haircut?
(https://www.moonclimbing.com/images/photo/photo_38_lg.jpg)
(https://www.moonclimbing.com/images/photo/photo_40_lg.jpg)
:shock:
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Is this a bust?
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Who is that guy? Is that one of youse? I've seen him before at Curbar - he was trying the wall opposite gorilla warfare. Has that been done?
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you've seen pat king, the photos are ben moon.
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Ah, the hair confused me. But what about that problem at Curbar, has it been done?
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i've not heard of it being done yet.
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from a while back...
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10086/normal_deliverance.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10086/normal_cresentarete.jpg)
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crescent arete right hand? or is it the same thing?
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Yes, C.A.RH. Really good problem, some classic gritstone movement involved.
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Matt, when do we get to see some pics from SA. Surely you or your missus have got some time on your hands?
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what grade CARH? harder than the normal?
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Chris, errr when the missus is well enough to sit at a computer for a few hours resizing them and all... We haven't got many good climbing ones though. What sort of things do you guys want to see?? P.S. Also still writing up my ticklist, will be ready soon.
Andi, errrr, dunno what it is in new money, E2 6a sans pads, B5 in t'old guide. I'd say about V3/4?
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think Ru gave it 6b or 6b+
it's pretty highball, plus the fact that a fall from where I am on the pic would mean missing the mat by a long way.
ps - if anyone can photoshop my ex out of there, I'd appreciate it...
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That's you is it? For some reason I can't help but picture you as Chow Yun Fat (was it?) that you had as an avatar a while ago....
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aye - photos taken by me Dad. Thought I'd show him what I get up to on a Sunday afternoon.
However, gave him an extra shock by very nearly coming off CARH from where I am on the pic...am properly worried in that photo.
Yeah, I did have Chow as an av for a bit I think...that's just made me think, am I the only person with myself as an avatar?
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that's just made me think, am I the only person with myself as an avatar?
no, that's really Fiend...
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ps - if anyone can photoshop my ex out of there, I'd appreciate it...
How's that?
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/normal_cresentarete.jpg)
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Brilliant. :lol:
Never mind women, there's a real man-eater...
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I feel an urgent need to record a prog-rock LP - one sufficiently epic to deserve that photo as its cover...
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here's a basis for your work http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000024E9O/qid=1119277145/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/026-9632813-6557213
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ps - if anyone can photoshop my ex out of there, I'd appreciate it...
How's that?
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/normal_cresentarete.jpg)
surprisingly accurate, although it doesn't show the actual chewing up and spitting out...not that I'm bitter. :wink:
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surprisingly accurate, although it doesn't show the actual chewing up and spitting out...not that I'm bitter.
But she seems to be a biter.
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that's just made me think, am I the only person with myself as an avatar?
no, that's really Fiend...
And Bonjoy is definitely his....well the shell has long gone but still....
Talking of which, back on form there bjoy, made me lol :)
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aye, nice one boy - think it's the first time I've actually laughed in the last couple of weeks!
forgot to attach this above - Charlie's with a monochrome flava (apologies for poor quality - scanned print!):
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10086/normal_charlie_s%20overhang.jpg)
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...am properly worried in that photo.
Has a similar sketch in the same place when doing CARH for the first time recently, mind you I still get scared on CA even doing it for the 100th time. :(
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it scares the shit out of me!
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am I the only person with myself as an avatar?
nope, mines of me too
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weren't Dave "Craig Dave" before he became a weather symbol in a remarkably "artist formerly known as Dave" type move??
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ps - if anyone can photoshop my ex out of there, I'd appreciate it...
How's that?
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/normal_cresentarete.jpg)
surprisingly accurate, although it doesn't show the actual chewing up and spitting out...not that I'm bitter. :wink:
If it's any comfort to you, the lion has infact just eaten her!
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Some from the weekend:
Angel Bay
The Jonesy Locker
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/pocket%20wall%20left.jpg)
Sonic Boom
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sonic%20boom%202.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sonic%20boom1.jpg)
Caseg Boulders
Caseg Groove
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/caseg%20groove.jpg)
Main Vein
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/main%20vien.jpg)
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is angel bay as good as it looks?
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is angel bay as good as it looks?
:lol:
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arty buckstone flava:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10086/normal_buckstone.jpg)
plus Mark B giving Tiger the finger:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10086/tiger.jpg)
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is angel bay as good as it looks?
its amazing. You just have to go on a breezy day so it drys fast.
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hmmmmmmm...the words good, square and meal come to mind. :oops:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/caseg%20groove.jpg)
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2 and a half stone of mosside's finest :lol:
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is angel bay as good as it looks?
its amazing. You just have to go on a breezy day so it drys fast.
am sorry, it was tongue in cheek. it's the shittest place i've ever been to, with the possible exception of every other bit of washed limestone n of course the lakes
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your truly, though I think this should go in "quality gurning" as well:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10086/normal_trackside.jpg)
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(http://www.troymayr.com/images/clb_a_1.jpg)
At tryomayr.com (http://www.troymayr.com/)
Here we are, the french version (http://kairn.com/partenaires/zebloc/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1041) of this topic. :8)
My web site (http://jerome.sadler.free.fr/phpBB2/portal.php). :wink:
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That photo looks surreal, like it's set up ina studio. Have you been playing with sharpening and saturation?
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Looks to me like a remote flash was used.
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I'm pretty sure one was, or a studio light, but even so, it looks a bit odd.
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The photo might not been taken at Joshua tree at all I think there's one of those Bonzai plants about 3 feet from the lens.
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whatever has been done to it it looks awesome
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Probable new problem at Fleswick Bay, and a pretty sweet pic...
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/475.jpg)
"A Saucy Puppet Show" V9ish
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looks like a sweet venue, is there much to do there?
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one from the weekend, Scouse D at raven tor:-
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/normal_dave%2C%20raven%20torb%26wresize2.jpg)
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No its rubbish I would'nt waist your time. :wink:
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Yeah, fuck that! Immaculate sandstone in a beautiful location by the sea - I'd much rather be hanging out at Rubicon, or pulling 'world class' eliminates in some dank quarry on the southeast side of Manchester.
:hyper:
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or pulling 'world class' eliminates in some dank quarry on the southeast side of Manchester.
:hyper:
or, indeed, like us, pulling crap V2 eliminates in some dank quarry northeast of manchester.
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or, indeed, like us, pulling crap V2 eliminates in some dank quarry northeast of manhester.
Northeast? Has manchester moved?
I hate it when that happens.
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or, indeed, like us, pulling crap V2 eliminates in some dank quarry northeast of manhester.
Northeast? Has manchester moved?
I hate it when that happens.
i wish it would 150 miles east or west would do me.
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ok, i'll prove it:
(http://www.microcolour.com/mm_manchester_map_area_image.jpg)
see, bolton is northwest of manchester! Damn, you were right. i always get those two mixed up.
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Damn, you were right. i always get those two mixed up.
Easily done Andi, you must have been thinking of this Manchester...
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10425/normal_map.jpg)
:lol:
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A few oldies off the hard drive:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06ozsi.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06beast.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06benp.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06ed.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06fi.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06hats.jpg)
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06beast.jpg)
sick fuck
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clak clak
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Oooh nostalgic, all gritstone-like.
What's that top problem? Looks like something esoteric at Burbage?
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top problem looks like lowrider to me.
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one from the weekend, Scouse D at raven tor:-
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/normal_dave%2C%20raven%20torb%26wresize2.jpg)
a continuation of the scouseD limestone B&W wifebeater and pedalpushers winning combination:
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/scousefossil04.jpg)
alriiiiiight
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Mallet with some middle eastern footwork on Fossil wall there.
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06beast.jpg)
Quality - deffo on my tick list for next winter. Mantles rule.
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Oooh nostalgic, all gritstone-like.
Thought it was just me.. looking at those pics I got a sudden longing for a cool crisp winters day and being out on the grit with a couple of mates, a flask and the dog.. getting dark at 4:30 and driving home listening to to the footie results and having a swift pint on the way..
The top problem looks like lowrider or some combination thereof.
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Aye, it's lowrider, but via a strange Ozy sequence
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10110/06beast.jpg)
and still unrepeated...?!? C.R.A.Z.Y.
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D.I.S.L.O.C.A.T.E. E.L.B.O.W.S F.I.R.S.T.
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hmm always wanted to live in NAGIW personally
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Lowrider eh, sounds familiar...
Falling Down....yup that's the vibe =)
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Some good uns from the recent roc trip in squamish:
http://forums.climbing.com/photopost/showgallery.php/cat/528/si//page/1/sort/1/
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No its rubbish I would'nt waist your time. :wink:
So true. After visiting Fleswick Bay today I have a much clearer idea of what Hell will be like when I get there. My God that place is bleak. About 3 decent lines along the whole bay while the rest of it's a desolate, dripping melange of dead porpoises, mangled machinery and empty petrol canisters. Well worth the walk in :roll:
The most enjoyable part was trying to set the rotting porpoise on fire, which didn't work at all, then popping it with a big stick (the highlight of the afternoon). It was all jellyfied inside and the smell was unbelievable :uhoh:
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you always know it's a good venue if greg goes :wink:
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Yet more of Scouse D:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10072/normal_P101000840percent.jpg)
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The most enjoyable part was trying to set the rotting porpoise on fire, which didn't work at all, then popping it with a big stick (the highlight of the afternoon). It was all jellyfied inside and the smell was unbelievable :uhoh:
So at least the day wasn't a total waste then. Glad you spent the time constructively. :shock:
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went out with Dave yesterday and iced that route- quality!
It's got a well flava dyno crux.
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went out with Dave yesterday and iced that route- quality!
It's got a well flava dyno crux.
I also iced it, static i might add. hardly broke a sweat.
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Is it one of the things on Max's Wall? Maxamillion?
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But is it bouldering? Or indeed, quality? Perhaps you boys need a little ukcheesewhips.com site or something?
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I'm sure i've seen you falling off a retro bolted E4 6a at Max wall before JB :wink:
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yes but talk about it on another site :wink:
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Or not at all.
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good photo Jimbo.
Routes are the new bouldering.
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yes but talk about it on another site :wink:
Or not at all.
(http://www.poster.net/jim-henson-prod/jim-henson-prod-waldorf-statler-2401676.jpg)
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Wow - you can even see Dense's wierd little finger....
Seriously though guys - hows about a cheedale website where you can all bum on about greasy crimps and footholds covered in cobwebs?
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big worldwide charity gigs going on, a massive house price boom and now limestone sport routes in vogue...it's like the 1980s never ended.
now where are my red braces and that massive mobile phone?
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(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/SA.jpg)
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never knew summit arete was in hong kong...
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The most enjoyable part was trying to set the rotting porpoise on fire, which didn't work at all, then popping it with a big stick (the highlight of the afternoon). It was all jellyfied inside and the smell was unbelievable :uhoh:
So at least the day wasn't a total waste then. Glad you spent the time constructively. :shock:
:lol:
Shortly afterwards about 20 ramblers appeared and began to eat their packed lunches 20 metres downwind from the stinking carcass. :twisted:
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I'd actually be up for a Ukcheesewhipping.com site. I think its a good idea!
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Guess the name of the problems...........
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10179/almsciff.gif)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10179/normal_brownstoneshanks.gif)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10179/normal_curbar.gif)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10179/normal_font-apr-05-097.gif)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10179/normal_petebishop.gif)
............and let me know what they are coz I aint got a clue :lol:
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that right foot on Hank's wall is too far over bud, get rid of your tick!
and is that girl wearing pants?
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the 2nd to botton one is l'arrache coeur in isatis
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I think you will find that foot is not actually touching the wall youth.
.............and no my female spotters never wear any pants
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the 2nd to botton one is l'arrache coeur in isatis
Also known as the most dissapointing problem in Font
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#3 is the wall right of Dan's Arete, Curbar, Peak District, Angleterre.
bon sitter to that prob incidentally.
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bloody hell, i must have been recently, theres chalk on the crimp and sidepull on the wall next to it (right)! nice send anyway.
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I think the top one is jess's roof at Almscliff.
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I think the top one is jess's roof at Almscliff.
Tis true. Does this get many repeats? I love the Yorkshire ego massage grade though ;)
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Not sure how many people bother! Sure it;s been done a few times though. Only played on it a bit, but didn't feel like it was gonna be v10 7a or whatever it gets. What did you think was a more reasonable grade - V8? Did you top out?
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Not sure how many people bother! Sure it;s been done a few times though. Only played on it a bit, but didn't feel like it was gonna be v10 7a or whatever it gets. What did you think was a more reasonable grade - V8? Did you top out?
Flashed it to the next move, fell off then flashed it to the top. Didn't link it so not really my place to grade (quickly back peddles). Its only a couple of moves that are hard really possible 7b/7b+
The time it takes to set the mats up is worth 8a though ;)
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Yeah, we were talking about it the other day - if it was at ground level above a nice landing it would be an absolute classic, and probably as polished as the low man, but as it is you hardly ever hear anyone talking about it, let alone climbing it. Think i'll have a go next time i'm up there with at least 3 mats!
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Last one is "Beam me up scotty" ? V2 or something similar at the Happys. Solarium, the problem to the right is a great V3.
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the 2nd to botton one is l'arrache coeur in isatis
Also known as the most dissapointing problem in Font
Why?
Everything I've heard about it is good, especially the fact that it's a soft touch 7c.
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only for the same old tall story
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the 2nd to botton one is l'arrache coeur in isatis
Also known as the most dissapointing problem in Font
Why?
Everything I've heard about it is good, especially the fact that it's a soft touch 7c.
Soft touch yes, good problem no! Involves one move with a painful kneebar and a very long span
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but there must be a downside to that, right dylan?
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Damn you kneebar loving +8 ape index mofos ;)
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do you kiss your mother with that mouth? my pindex is only a measly +2 at most. :nopity:
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The Harris did it and rated it as a classic and he be wee. Mind you he is a crimping demond.
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The Harris did it and rated it as a classic and he be wee. Mind you he is a crimping demond.
Word
BTW Dr Wong and MC left today back to Auz via Turkey :(
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The Harris did it and rated it as a classic and he be wee. Mind you he is a crimping demond.
so he did it in the end, I remember seeing a fair bit of footage that the pimps got of him trying it and been unable to reach the crimp from the kneebar. I had a breif dabble but was shitting myself as we only had one pad. Knee-bar beta - beer towl round the leg!
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BTW Dr Wong and MC left today back to Auz via Turkey :(
Aye. Any plans for a return visit? Couldn't make the leaving do sadly, hope you gave them a good send off.
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BTW Dr Wong and MC left today back to Auz via Turkey :(
Aye. Any plans for a return visit? Couldn't make the leaving do sadly, hope you gave them a good send off.
Shame you couldn't come down. You missed my special Dr Evil outfit!
Not sure when they will get chance to come back but will be going over for the wedding in September
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(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/andytor01.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpfishermans04.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpquasar01.jpg)
(http://www.beardownproductions.co.uk/gallery/beardown3/dpfishermans03.jpg)
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(http://www.planetfear.com/includes/images/photos/fullsize/813.jpg)
(Photo from Planetfear.com)
Is the guy in the black shirt using a laser pointer to point out holds?
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i've actually used a laser pointer in the past to point to holds - works well especially if its a bit shady or gloomy. certainly better than massive donkey lines!
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nice photos d
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nice photos d
don't you mean 'nice photos, helen' :wink:
do you reckon that fella got up crescent arete before donald sutherland and the rest of the body snatchers got him?
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nice photos d
don't you mean 'nice photos, helen' :wink:
hey, when michaelangelo painted the ceiling of the whatsit chapel he didn't do every brushstroke himself, he had helpers doing the mule-work. In many ways this is the same situation. :roll:
although i've never had a nunchuk-weilding turtle named after me. yet.
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Gosh, that were HVS in my day and scarier than most E1s!
I'm gonna be as cantakerous as sloper at this rate.
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that is some flava spotting action...
like,dude, could he be any better spotted?
hope they all worked through the planetfear 5-point spotting guide before he set off.
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hope they all worked through the planetfear 5-point spotting guide before he set off.
DODGE. DUCK. DIP. DIVE. DODGE. ???
(http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.16.04/gifs/dodgeball-0425.jpg)
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like,dude, could he be any better spotted?
Yup...
People with their thumbs and fingers splayed need to close them.
People at the back are superfluous and will get in the way of other spotters moving.
I expect (but don't know) that with that many people, they haven't been primed on what they each should be doing, thus possible confusing and each one expecting someone else to catch him or getting in each others way.
The mat positions could be better i.e. the overlap at the back could lead to cannoning into the spotters. Also might be more sensible to have two on the ground and one on the rocks in case of barndooring.
:idea:
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like,dude, could he be any better spotted?
Yup...
People with their thumbs and fingers splayed need to close them.
People at the back are superfluous and will get in the way of other spotters moving.
I expect (but don't know) that with that many people, they haven't been primed on what they each should be doing, thus possible confusing and each one expecting someone else to catch him or getting in each others way.
a touch pedantic there fiend.
The mat positions could be better i.e. the overlap at the back could lead to cannoning into the spotters. Also might be more sensible to have two on the ground and one on the rocks in case of barndooring.
:idea:
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Some of Healey Nab and Montcliffe from yesterday.
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/RICH5edit.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/rich6edit.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/HEALEY%20ARETE2edit.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/RICH3edit.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/RICH2bedit.jpg)
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like,dude, could he be any better spotted?
Yup...
People with their thumbs and fingers splayed need to close them.
People at the back are superfluous and will get in the way of other spotters moving.
I expect (but don't know) that with that many people, they haven't been primed on what they each should be doing, thus possible confusing and each one expecting someone else to catch him or getting in each others way.
The mat positions could be better i.e. the overlap at the back could lead to cannoning into the spotters. Also might be more sensible to have two on the ground and one on the rocks in case of barndooring.
:idea:
i did mean it facetiously but now you mention it...
know what you mean on the "cooks and broth" spotter scenario - I've managed to go between the slips meself and it's not a good look!
And on the barndooring thing, you're right as well - had a mate come off the traverse section of Deliverance, spin round and smack me in the face, resulting in a corking black eye.
also, and being a Drop Zone owner meself, not getting the 'flaps' (especially the bit that goes over t'corner) out of the way.
I've lost count of the amount of post-fall trips I've had over that...
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I know I know, but sometimes you just gotta have a pedantic outburst =)
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(http://www.planetfear.com/includes/images/photos/fullsize/813.jpg)
(Photo from Planetfear.com)
You could throw yourself off and crowd surf those spotters!
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thought i would pop these up here as well
ian stronghill repeating superfly a new problem at high rocks
(http://server2.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-sf1.jpg)
(http://server2.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-sf2.jpg)
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Nice to see Mr Stronghill going well. Has he killed anyone yet since giving up the cigs? :lol:
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yep he is climbing well at the mo , and seems to have given up the cigs with pretty little effort, although i did notice him fanning the smoke my cigs away from himself in the pub earlier
:lol:
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Nothing worse than an ex-smoker! Say hi to the strong little fucker for me. :D
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will do , chez also mentioned to say hi , if i catch you on here .
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friends reunited anyone? :love:
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One from t'other day, desert island arete, earl crag
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/desert%20island.jpg)
An old one of some fly guy on le toit du cul de chein
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/cul%20de%20chein.jpg)
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/desert%20island.jpg)
Who is that guy? I have a feeling that seconds later he was back on the ground amidst language that would make Bernard Manning blush.
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you should of heard him at hobson moor last night when he fell off soloing 3rd the way up basic training direct
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last night
(http://server2.uploadit.org/files/ianhufton-hione.jpg)
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i like this one, makes me look vaguely good:
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/common%20knowledge.jpg)
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i like this one, makes me look vaguely good:
Shame it can't do the same for the rock
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yeah, i was actually surprised when a giant hand emerged from the green stuff and slapped me. Bleugh!
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is that Local knowledge?
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that is indeed
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or common knowledge... :wink:
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Some new shots of Agent Smiths Trip to Bungonia Gorge
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312108.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312096.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312082.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312115.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312117.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312119.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312122.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7312104.JPG)
And none of my photo posts would be complete without a few shots of some dingy cave.........
Bonnet Bay:
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P7292080.JPG)
Jessicas:
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P8012125.JPG)
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Its all going off in the cave....
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/the%20cave.jpg)
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coundn't you have parked a bit closer?
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wtf r u doin parkin there? no wonder places get banned
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Dense, Ive heard some hideous rumour that you were spotted wearing a harness in some dingy building somewhere in manchester. Worse still, it didnt involve rubber or whips or squirty cream.
Do you have anything to say in your defense before sentence is passed...?
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I thought I heard dense mumbling "be like Andrada, be stamina, be 9b!" as he trained his heart away...
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i even had to turn the 9 upside down i was that psyched
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:lol:
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Some new shots of Agent Smiths Trip to Bungonia Gorge
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/035/P8012125.JPG)
Is that Rob?
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Is that Rob?
Yup, He gets around a bit. He's gone down to the Gramps but I think he's coming back to Sydney.
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10169/cooked.JPG)
Me on a new problem (probably as it was pretty filthy) Robin Cooked (after his demise, not too far awy from there) V4ish, Glen Clova.
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10169/boulder%20field.jpg)
Still quite a lot to be done there.
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Some shots from a buddys trip to the Grampians. The report on the place was not good. Certainly not the "World class" tag that has been bandied about..............
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8052170.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8042158.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8052173.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8062203.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8062193.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8062189.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8062187.JPG)
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/036/P8062181.JPG)
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Yeah the pictures make it look really crap :roll:
Nice routes in the gramps too.
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The report on the place was not good. Certainly not the "World class" tag that has been bandied about..............
Yeah, what didn't he like about it? Rock looks sound, lines look good, good variety of probs? :?:
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Gramps is undoubtedly the best bouldering in oz by a long chalk.
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Some shots from a buddys trip to the Grampians. The report on the place was not good. Certainly not the "World class" tag that has been bandied about..............
Stu - you have to take into account the fact that Mitch can be one of the most miserable sods on the planet when wants to be.
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the fact that Mitch can be one of the most miserable sods on the planet when wants to be.
Is he friends with Dense? ;)
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i'm not miserable, it's just that everyone's happier to see me than i am them :wink:
gramps looks good from them pics tho, not that i'll be goin
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I guess the main thing is its extremely limited compared to many other places. The rock is good tho, no complaints about that. I'll check it myself if I can ever justify the 14 hour drive (and you could fly to the States in that time!)
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It does have a small number of areas/problems when compared with say Grit or Font, but there are still enough classics at any (mid to high)grade to more than fill a good length holiday. And despite the fact that a lot of ozzies dismiss HMC for some bizzare reason, it is infact an amazing venue possibly unique in the world, worth the trip in itself.
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I guess the main thing is its extremely limited compared to many other places. The rock is good tho, no complaints about that. I'll check it myself if I can ever justify the 14 hour drive (and you could fly to the States in that time!)
And heaven forbid you go all that way and actually put a harness on and do any of the fantastic quality routes. They are what the area was made famous in the first place.
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(http://www.udini.de/gallery/SA/Klem_2005/Tom/images/GE_Klem_RayOfLight-Beginn1.jpg)
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That roof looks amazing.
Anyway, just got back from a month in the alps, which was fantastic. Here are a few pics:
Ailefroide
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Ailefroide%20Barney%20small.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/ailefroide%205%20small.jpg)
Tralenta
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Tralenta%20DropzoneE%20small.jpg)
Magic Woods
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/Magic%20river%20crossing%202%20small.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/dynoedit.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/magic%2093%20small.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/MAGIC%201%20small.jpg)
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Nice pics - some beautiful venues.
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I hope that comedy haircut raised pleanty of sponsorship for your chosen charity.
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Does anyone remember Barry Durston?
Nice pics Robin.
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nice pics :!:
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Cheers. We took over 600 - law of averages and all that. ;) Digital is a wonderful thing.
As for the hair, the first comments we got were in the Geneva summer festival, when (after she'd had several drinks) a slightly crazy Alaskan girl summoned up the courage to come over and ask us "So, like, what's with the hair? Are you white supremacists?"
The mind boggles. :?
Incidentally, does anyone know what this problem is?
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10440/MAGIC%201%20small.jpg)
We couldn't find it in the guide. Wasn't very hard though (unless the top got a lot harder - we didn't top out)
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is it at magic wood? don;t recocnise it. Did you get the guide from the hotel, prob one of the highball problems usually have a small red arrow and number on them
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Cheers. We took over 600 - law of averages and all that. ;) Digital is a wonderful thing.
As for the hair, the first comments we got were in the Geneva summer festival, when (after she'd had several drinks) a slightly crazy Alaskan girl summoned up the courage to come over and ask us "So, like, what's with the hair? Are you white supremacists?"
The mind boggles. :?
If only i'd been there, you could have pointed and said 'no, but he is' :wink:
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escorial rocks, just got back from a week in the sun, pitty to hot to climb, but still managed to bag a few of the classics
(http://www.customholds.com/escorial.jpg)
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just what i was thinkin chris :lol:
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˝Incidentally, does anyone know what this problem is?˝
not 100% sure but I think that is called Man of a cow, and gets around 7c, 7b+ with the top out. Which is quite scary!! Altough dont sure about the name, only about grade
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Carnage...
You don't see to many TOTA crash mats about !!
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Carnage...
You don't see to many TOTA crash mats about !!
I's got one, but it's in a right mess after being runover after flying off a badly packed roof-rack in Oz. Not packed by me I hasten to add.
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Carnage...
You don't see to many TOTA crash mats about !!
Thankfully not because they are pretty awful. I don't think I ever seen a pad cover wear so thin so quickly. And the foam....grim. :(
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Got one too...but it's certainly not the worst mat I've ever used
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˝Incidentally, does anyone know what this problem is?˝
not 100% sure but I think that is called Man of a cow, and gets around 7c, 7b+ with the top out. Which is quite scary!! Altough dont sure about the name, only about grade
Hmmm, we got to the jug about a metre above my hand, brushed off some damp moss and decided to come back down. Wasn't hard getting to there (certainly not 7-anything). Does it get a lot harder? Looked reasonably easy to get stood on the jug and pad upwards...perhaps I completely misread it?
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not sure anymore that I think the same problem. I was thinking that problem: http://ksp.pzs.si/Video/Cehovin/Cehovin%20traverse.wmv
Is the right one?
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is that not blown away?
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don't think it's gone unnoticed jim
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weathers just about cooled down enough to start bombarding you with HK pics again - a few from yesterday:
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/sheko/bouldering/wei.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/sheko/bouldering/suetman.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/sheko/bouldering/stu.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/sheko/bouldering/sam.jpg)
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didn't know photography was so conditions dependant :wink:
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start bombarding you with HK pics again
Well, hurrah :wink:
Possible entry for the HCWGC thread there too....
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Certainly some variable levels of spotting going on there. Looks good though stu, keep em coming.
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I'd like some of those elfish runes or chinese caligraphic symbols of power for my bouldering mat.
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buy a beal one then. i'd like a beer.
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beer
now were talkin
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Taken from a video still so low quality photo but pretty dope anyway (cos its got me in it :8) )
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/Higg%20scar%20right%20hand.jpg)
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a baboon at newstones
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/2005_0922Image0121.JPG)
Bogg at newstones
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_boggnewedit.jpg)
Adam Gibb tor
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_adamroof.jpg)
Kim on Maurice Gibb
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/kimdyno.jpg)
Bogg Carlies uberhang
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_boggcharlies.jpg)
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good photo's them scouse. from weekend I presume? conditions look pretty good
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Aye the conditions were bo,
I've taken the liberty of submitting this to friction magazine, I feel it fulfills all their requirements
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_friction%20magazine.JPG)
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genius. that has made my day.
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More quarries again. Mike on...
Nexus Dyno
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/gallery/slides/HPIM1482.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/gallery/slides/HPIM1486.JPG)
Hank's Wall
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/gallery/slides/HPIM1497.JPG)
Escaping Jam
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/gallery/slides/HPIM1507.JPG)
And a couple of Stronstrey
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/gallery/slides/stronstrey.JPG)
(http://members.lycos.co.uk/southlancsbouldering/gallery/slides/stronstreyland2.jpg)
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Stop messing around with crap eliminates and trim some of that heather off the finishes!
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Stop messing around with crap eliminates and trim some of that heather off the finishes!
There's been quite a lot of heather trimmed off the tops recently. Think it's Geoff Hibbert who does it every year. Good man. Thing is though, the heather is on a steep bank on top of the wall, so I usually prefer to just downclimb an easier problem.
I haven't been on many eliminates recently, I've been on the long back wall, which is excellent, and really deserves a lot more attention.
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yeah, it's easily the best part of brownstones... i love it, just let me loose on rusty wall for my first V6 contender! its a shame, i could have had Hradline V3, bloody fingers, why weren't they designed so that they could be bent back when landing on them?
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yeah, it's easily the best part of brownstones... i love it, just let me loose on rusty wall for my first V6 contender! its a shame, i could have had Hradline V3, bloody fingers, why weren't they designed so that they could be bent back when landing on them?
I reckon rusty wall is about V5. Mike did it and thought it was ft6c+, which is hard V5. (Though he did find Pigswill easier, which is probably soft V6.) Who knows. It feels about ft6c to me. One thing is for certain, it isn't uk6c - in fact I haven't found a brownstones problem yet that is. Apart from the ones not in the guide - some of those are dirty hard. Was trying Colt the other day and that's certainly 6c - it gets V9 from the mysterious Paul R.
And no Fiend, I'm not talking about eliminates.
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This one was taken of me the other day by a college student Johnathan Porter.
(http://img1.postimage.org/11707/MikeBinksattheFoundry_JonathanPorter_.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/11707/MikeBinksattheFoundry_JonathanPorter_.html)
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That really is awesome. Possibly the best indoor wall photo I've seen (the other one is that girl dynoing with the huge shadow, probably on ukb somewhere). You forgot to mention that the flash was someone else's camera - brilliant fluke!
What camera was he using, btw? The focus is almost spot on, which means if it's a digital it must be pretty good, as I assume you're swinging quite a bit?
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All i know is that it was some momma of a digital camera, That image is 20% of the size of the one on my pc, and that has been reduced slightly in compression.
The flash was from another camera.
Shame i fell of the next move though.
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You forgot to mention that the flash was someone else's camera - brilliant fluke!
flash will be sync-ed from his camera. its no fluke baby.
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The flash was from another camera.
That means there wer two people taking photos at a climbing wall.... oh dear :shock:
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Possibly the best indoor wall photo I've seen
High praise indeed :shock:
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Fair point. Perhaps what I should have said was, Oh My! Someone's taken a good photo indoors!
Odd that people don't tend to take photos indoors much. I guess taking a camera with you to the wall is a percieved as being a bit daft - I know it's not something I'd usually do. But if you like photography it's as good a place as any to play with your camera.
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yeah but usually the situattion indoors is not condusive to taking good photos, i.e not much light.
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The fact that the situation indoors is not conducive to photography has nothing to do with the amount of light.
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looks like you were falling off mr binks
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Yeah cant remember if i was falling off there or if i got my feet back on but i would have fallen after that anyway, im so bad on pinches!
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Some westie on sickle crack breakin in his new retro's
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/westie%20sickle.jpg)
JB on direct top out
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/adam%20sickle.jpg)
Worm out of the dark and into the light on def 5.12
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/worm%20512.jpg)
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sickle crack is such a quality problem - what happened to that best move on git thread...
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I think the word is annoying, frustrating, fuckin hate this problem... etc
it is a good problem tho
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need to speak to worm when i get back
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Fuck sickle crack, fuck it straight up it's pebbly arse and out the other side again.
Worst problem on grit.
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I was like that till I did it t'other day :lol:
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I haven;t done it, not through a lack of ability, but through an excess of good taste :lol:
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sickle crack - worth doing at least once. not exactly a walk in the park at B6 neither. remember elavator-dooring with my feet. westwood.
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(http://static.flickr.com/29/47127455_911060261c.jpg)
Terminatorii, Rovaniemi.
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Looks knobbly.
How knobbly is it, on a scale of 1 to 12.333, where 1 is less knobbly than anything you can think of (don't even try, it'll make your head hurt) and 12.333 is really very knobbly?
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Looks knobbly.
How knobbly is it, on a scale of 1 to 12.333, where 1 is less knobbly than anything you can think of (don't even try, it'll make your head hurt) and 12.333 is really very knobbly?
Almost 11.1. The area is called Hiidenkrinut, which apparently means "devils churn," or so they tell me, and have some really interesting rock. Some form of granite-ish rock with a lot of intrusion of some soft rock, and a lot of the soft rock has been withered away by the forces of time. So some problems has a silly amount of knobs, and some boulders has more pockets than all of Frankenjura. Strange place. It is in the middle of nowhere, close to where Santa keeps shop.
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a couple from yesterday - nowt awesome but it helps keep the thread alive...
(http://static.flickr.com/32/48666438_349546e827.jpg)
Agent Smith flailing on a V7 (he's too used to all that horizontal crap they have down under)
(http://static.flickr.com/32/48666550_c4cd23a32e.jpg)
Me flailing on a V6 (I'm too used to fine wines and slap up dinners)
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and a couple of pictures from Saturday:
(http://static.flickr.com/31/48283449_d187660322.jpg)
(http://static.flickr.com/31/48283393_8f0617b6a7.jpg)
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Jesus - you must have that dyno well-wired by now!
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(http://photos.rockclimbing.com/photos//620/62060.jpg)
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whoa! thats one big rock. any problems?
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Blimey. It must have taken them all day to make that.
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Where's that awesome thing?
Gimme a few car jacks..... ;)
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Descent could be "sketchy" :D
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Where's that awesome thing?
Gimme a few car jacks..... ;)
Namibia I believe.
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only one more month and then this is where i'll be:
(http://www.unswoc.org/albums/album66/Img_0096.sized.jpg)
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only one more month and then this is where i'll be:
...And what a fantastic photo to choose to illustrate your point. A rather brilliant v5 with a bunch of equally good sequences on it. That was one of the first problems I did up at the Hill and it remained one of my faves.
Have fun.
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only one more month and then this is where i'll be:
(http://www.unswoc.org/albums/album66/Img_0096.sized.jpg)
you would'nt get away with spotting like that up here in yorkshire.
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you would'nt get away with spotting like that up here in yorkshire.
You mean the spotter's too close and attentive? That's way too good for some of my mates, they'd be looking the wrong way. Especially over such a piss poor landing. :lol:
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Rocklands in South Africa
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10800/Rocklands.jpg)
Edited for Bonjoy...
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Resonate, your links aren't working. Try a different host, such as www.ukbouldering.com/gallery
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i can see em?
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Nice photo. Makes Rocklands look as good as everyone keeps saying it is. There's another awesome pic in the enterprises bouldering calendar, of Bernd Zangerl on Long Long. Aha, just found a scaled down version. Photo I'm talking about is top left.
(http://www.ep-uk.com/acatalog/ContactSheet-1.jpg)
They all look oddly faded though. The images on the actual calendar are really good.
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Few shots of some top granite bouldering spots in Sweden...
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/616.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/618.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/619.jpg)
(https://secure.mmm.co.uk/sei/s/1284/617.jpg)
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jeez, that's another on my "to hit" lsit, that makes it
OZ
Castle/Flock NZ
Font
Pfalz
Sweden
Rocklands
HK
Japan
peak
and many others...
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(http://www.theshortspan.com/photo/bullockatnight.jpg)
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Looks good Greg. Although I'm sure you've already posted the second shot down as something esoteric in the lakes :wink:
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(http://www.theshortspan.com/photo/bullockatnight.jpg)
Sweet :)
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hk's latest project:
(http://static.flickr.com/24/50844329_b890380896.jpg)
(http://static.flickr.com/24/50844193_8a0f9193cd.jpg)
which is the sit start to this:
(http://static.flickr.com/26/50844029_948d16fd40.jpg)
and this: http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/gallery/videos/pred.htm
disturbingly possible but distinctly hard
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Got some nice pics from Castle Hill, Elephant Rocks and the Lakeside Boulder at Wanka. Will post them when I get a chance, maybe tomorrow? Stu you are in for some good fun, get those triceps in shape and prepare for some polish. We only had a day and a half at Castle Hill, time and weather conspired against us. Sadly didn't get up to Flock Hill.
Anyone fancy SA for this time next year? I will play tourguide for everywhere except Rocklands.
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demonstrating awesome footwork as per usual.
(http://img1.postimage.org/20108/BowdenandKyloeApril04023.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/20108/BowdenandKyloeApril04023.html)
(http://img1.postimage.org/20111/badcompany.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/20111/badcompany.html)
(http://img1.postimage.org/20112/LeToit_CulDeChien.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/20112/LeToit_CulDeChien.html)
[/img]
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(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10179/normal_hollow.GIF)
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Stu you are in for some good fun,
glad to hear you had a good trip - any suggestions for problems or just general South Island stuff more than welcomed.
was thinking of a bouldering trip in Feb / March (tentatively thinking Bishop or Heuco) next year if you fancy hitting SA a bit earlier on?
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Are Stu's photo's unrepresentative? Do they present a subjective reality? If not, why isn't everyone hitting Hong Kong instead of Bishop/Castle HIll/Averstall/Rocklands etc...
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Are Stu's photo's unrepresentative? Do they present a subjective reality? If not, why isn't everyone hitting Hong Kong instead of Bishop/Castle HIll/Averstall/Rocklands etc...
Check the guide. If it all a hoax, it's a pretty elaborate and expensive one.
Stu, will send you an email in due course with South Island recommendations. We got Rock Deluxe Guide while we were there, has good coverage of Quantum Field, if you want to borrow it.
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Dylan..is that "witness the fitness" that guy is on :?:
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Dylan..is that "witness the fitness" that guy is on :?:
That guy is me! No its part of the V16 Hollow mountain link up 'Wheel of life' and I is on the end of Extreme Cool or the start of Sleepy Hollow. The 2 together are a: V14 and b: too hard for me :)
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(http://img1.postimage.org/21244/bowder1.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/21244/bowder1.html)
(http://img1.postimage.org/21247/ianbowder2.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/21247/ianbowder2.html)
(http://img1.postimage.org/21249/ianbowder3.jpg) (http://img1.postimage.org/sports/bouldering/21249/ianbowder3.html)
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Dylan :wink: I suspected the poster was the person in the photo. Thats a V9 you just completed then ...nice. I take it your an an Aussie then and not on hoiliday over there. :8)
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Dylan :wink: I suspected the poster was the person in the photo. Thats a V9 you just completed then ...nice. I take it your an an Aussie then and not on hoiliday over there. :8)
No mate, I'm from Lancashire :oops:
Was over in the land of Auz for a friends wedding in Sydney and a bit of a raid to the Grampians
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dylan if i were you id pretend to be a Aussie far more acceptable than being from Lancashire ..........
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Nice pics Ian. Which problem is that?
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dylan if i were you id pretend to be a Aussie far more acceptable than being from Lancashire ..........
Fuckin noobs :roll:
:wink:
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Nice pics Ian. Which problem is that?
Its Inaudible Vaudeville on the Stone, which after all these years still remains one of my favourites on the planet. Great timing and a real sense of being there.
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Feckin love the Bowderstone, its ace.
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sequence of my current fav HK problem - Sleepy Hollow - V5
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_1.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_2.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_3.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_4.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_5.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_6.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_7.jpg)
(http://www.hongkongclimbing.com/images/photos/lamma/sleepyhollow_8.jpg)
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That's a nice looking problem.
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that last pic is quality.
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that last pic is quality.
I was just happy to have survived - the boulder weighs in at a little over 6m and the final move is a tad on the insecure side
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Nice pics stu, that jug of justice on the top must be nice to wrap the mitts around.
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a couple of Agent Smiths photos from a week or two back - when it was still stupidly hot and horrible
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/039/PA082711.jpg)
Slopey V6's in 30 degree heat are not pleasant
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/039/PA092733.jpg)
neither are heinously hard projects
(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/038/PA022587.jpg)
this is far more appropriate behaviour
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(http://www.mitchleblanc.com/images/climbing/039/PA092733.jpg)
After the dodgy photoshop antics last week, are we meant to believe this pic? I know Agent Smith likes his rock but having his arm and head amputated and grafted onto his favourite boulder...taking it too far?
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note from bubba:
part I is here :: http://ukbouldering.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=631
part II is here :: http://ukbouldering.com/board/viewtopic.php?p=48980
to kick off part 3 here's irish si showing the way on Sole Power at Froggatt
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole1.jpg)(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole2.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole3.jpg)(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole4.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/sole5.jpg)
On Victors Ledge, although I'm not sure which one is Victor :lol:
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/victors%20ledge.jpg)
Not one to be a pedant, but I thought this was spock's missing / business lunch and sole power went up the other side?
Not that I'm that bothered especially as I can claim my first (and probably only) 7c. . . .
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don't worry about being a pedant. you're just wrong, you can claim your first 7c
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Hmm - a week ago i would have said you were wrong. But... guidebook description says:
Business lunch E4 6c The wall between Chequers crack and Soul (sic) Power gives a direct start to Spock's missing.
No problems with that then...
Sole Power E5 6c The undercut lower arete of the buttress gives a desperate problem.
What we don't know is which side of the arete it climbs... coincidentally, on friday, John welford climbed Sole Power on the right-hand side, thinking it to be a new problem. However it turned out to be easier then on the left, around font 7b/7b+.
I don't have jerry's number to ask the great man, but i do have a copy of big al's original peak guide in which the medallion man is seen on sole power in a boreal advert, sporting embarrassingly stained (or laddered?) tights. He is clearly on the same moves as the irishman above.
So after all that, you are wrong. If you have climbed the left-hand side of the arete as above, you've earned a solid 7c.
p.s. For those in east asia, some of us in the uk are still on dial-up.
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Happy to be wrong in the circumstances!
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p.s. For those in east asia, some of us in the uk are still on dial-up.
Bit of a jibe there Stu!
Some of us no longer travel by traction engine.
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broadband can be had for a tenner a month - isn't dialup as expensive?
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p.s. For those in east asia, some of us in the uk are still on dial-up.
ROFL, he's got a point though. I suggested a seperate thread for Stuey's mass of quality pictures a while ago :wink:
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p.s. For those in east asia, some of us in the uk are still on dial-up.
ROFL, he's got a point though. I suggested a seperate thread for Stuey's mass of quality pictures a while ago :wink:
Here's a recommendation for Stuey (if he's using XP)...
http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe
Free, easy.
Install, then right click any image file to 'resize pictures'.
From http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx where you can find a variety of free toys from the useful to the uber-geeky
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As usual Obi, you are a source of great wisdom when it come to gadgety stuff. I think the weshot timer cam has huge potential. Just need a webcam and something to point it at.
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http://www.gimp.org/ (Gnu Image Manipulation Program, before you raise eyebrows!)
This is good too, a free basic program with most of the facilites on Photoshop.
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p.s. For those in east asia, some of us in the uk are still on dial-up.
how do you survive??
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p.s. For those in east asia, some of us in the uk are still on dial-up.
how do you survive??
Our stupidly fast work broadband connection went down this morning...it was amazing, I actually witnessed someone READING a book! Incredible what people are reduced to when they don't have a net connection. Give it a couple of days and we'd be chipping stone tablets. :wink: (and before someone starts...stone tablets that had fallen off the crag naturally)
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Incredible what people are reduced to when they don't have a net connection
I'm usually reduced to actually working, which is always unfortunate.
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http://qurank.smugmug.com/gallery
(http://qurank.smugmug.com/photos/11214249-O.jpg)
(http://qurank.smugmug.com/photos/261816-O-3.jpg)
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yesterday:
(http://static.flickr.com/27/55188903_97af797707.jpg)
the weather in HK has just got peachy - I even put some long trousers on instead of shorts the other evening!
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Weather's got pretty peachy here too.
If you like to practise scuba diving without having to go near the sea...
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show pony doing his stuff
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/west%20side%20adam.jpg)
mr cowboy hat looking very serious
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10165/west%20side%20char.jpg)
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is cowboy hat char? i never knew.
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Mr Cowboyhat looking very colourful too.
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http://qurank.smugmug.com/gallery
(http://qurank.smugmug.com/photos/11214249-O.jpg)
(http://qurank.smugmug.com/photos/261816-O-3.jpg)
doesn't appear to work,... is it just me?
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'tis ok for me.
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'tis ok for me.
but now it works...
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Didn't take many photos in font this trip so the quality aint too high but here they are anyway
Dave on Toubib ou no Toubib 7a
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_davetoubib.jpg)
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_davetoubib2.jpg)
Randolf Bonks on Helicopter 7a
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_helibanks.jpg)
Snoop Boggy Loosestools on Helicopter 7a
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/helieditresize.jpg)
Kim on 36.15 power LH 7a+
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/kimpower.jpg)
Bogg on an arete at apremont
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_bogedit.jpg)
Bogg Brushing some 7a at Drei Zinnen
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_boggbrush2.jpg)
Bogg icing 7a at Drei Zinnen
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_boggsend.jpg)
Dave on Calins du Kim 7a at night
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_davecal.jpg)
Dave on Helicopter 7a, you might be guessing that I took more photos of helicopter than any other problem...you are right
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_daveheli.jpg)
Me on Onde choc Apremont before the pain set in
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_ondeedit.jpg)
Bogg on La Mare 7b
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/lamare3.jpg)
Barson, badly framed and out of focus on a 7a Dyno (voltex?) but it's the only shot I got of him
(http://ukbouldering.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10069/normal_barsonedit.jpg)
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Didn't you guys take any pads with you?
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Didn't you guys take any pads with you?
that landing to helicopter doesn't look safe enough to me...
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If you've ever crawled out of one of your quarries and been on helecopter you'll know that you want as many pads as possible to avoid the 540 spin to spiral tib/fib fracture landing when you don't stick the hold.
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word, check that httpbloc vid for evidence of that...
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Aye, seen http:/. It was merely an observation, intended to raise a smile :shock:
TTT do you ever check your pm? Email me with an address for you that will accept largish files. Finally got that pic of you scanned.
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Once saw Pat King take a lob flat onto his back from the top of Helicopter, without any pads. Oooof! :shock:
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Sorry, came across more heavily that i intended it to.
I think when i missed the worst i probably landed where the brownish pad is in the picture, facing the boulder after having spun 360. Fun to fall of, but I think the potential for pain is high though!
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a french kid died a few years ago when he fell off Helicopter. He had no pads and hit the tree stump that is in the landing zone.
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Nasty.
I had a painfull spill off of this, I would have missed every mat in that photo. I held on as long as I could, but my rotation sent me into a flat spin and managed to sprain both wrists as I landed amongst the tree roots on my side. Spent the rest of the week trying to climb without bending my wrists.
Funnily enough, I haven't bothered trying again.
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have never tried it but was amusing when was there with toby, he did it first go, stopped rotating and said (aussie accent) "wow, did you see that helicopter. what this problem called, its awesome"
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a french kid died a few years ago when he fell off Helicopter. He had no pads and hit the tree stump that is in the landing zone.
No way! :shock:
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is that the one that i think scouse maybe keeps falling off on the beard own website?
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No that's peter pan at Meauvais(?) Passage which is like a harder LH version
http://bleau.info/passage/869.html
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I like this. Hypnotic:
(http://www.w-o-w.com/climbing/video/CLIMB-VIDEO1b.gif)
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Take a look here
http://www.bouldering.info/